Several times in this convo the idea that something is understood to be true but never really clearly communicated comes up.  Religion and church can be a place where we experience a lot fo pressure to acquiesce parts of our identity to conform to tenets of White supremacy and heteronormativity just because it's in the air.  What if God is a beacon of diversity and all the diversity we see around us is God's reflection?

This week Melody Gurguis-Ofili joins us to share her experience as an Egyptian-American woman who spent her whole life code switching from her Egyptian Immigrant church culture to her Western church culture.  She talks a lot about proximity to power and how unique mentorship changed how she navigates the world and views scripture.  Then we reimagined Philippians 2:4-8 and how Jesus models surrendering power and privilege for good. 

Follow Melody on instagram @Meloogee and read more of her perspective at https://melodygurguis.wordpress.com

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